Symphodus
Encyclopedia
Symphodus is a genus
of fish of Labridae family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fish of Labridae family.
Species
- Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839) - Baillon's wrasse
- Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788) - Grey wrasseGrey wrasseGrey wrasse is a fish species of Labridae family, distributed in Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea from Arcachon to Gibraltar . Reach 16.0 cm of maximal length. Habits reef sites of the sea coasts, on shallow waters....
- Symphodus doderleini Jordan, 1890
- Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Axillary wrasse
- Symphodus melanocercus (Risso, 1810)
- Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) - Corkwing wrasseCorkwing wrasseThe corkwing wrasse is a coastal wrasse, a fish of European waters.-Description:Its body is deep and compressed sideways with a single, long dorsal fin. It is usually about long but has reached ....
- Symphodus ocellatusSymphodus ocellatusOcellated wrasse is the fish species of the Labridae family, common in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea . Its Greek name is "χειλού", which means "she with the big lips" . The maximal size is 12.0 cm...
(Forsskål, 1775) - Ocellated wrasse - Symphodus roissali (Risso, 1810) - Five-spotted wrasse
- Symphodus rostratus (Bloch, 1791) - Pointed-snout wrassePointed-snout wrassePointed-snout wrasse is a fish of the Labridae family, common in the Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the western part of the Black Sea. Reaches 13.0 cm maximum length. A marine reef associated fish, it inhabits depths from 1-50 m.- Sources :*...
- Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758) - East Atlantic peacock wrasse